Mishari Alturki took the tree .025 to .076 and ran a world record 4.35 to take the Super Streetbike win over Misfer al-Misfer and the DME/Q80 Hayabusa

The Saudi team of rider Mishari Alturki (in leathers with trophy), tuner Fahad Al Hamoud (in loud jacket) pose in the winners circle with Azoz Albahr in the seat and a happy host of others

al-Misfer and the DME/Q80 Hayabusa will be without the on-site tuning of Andy Sawyer. “I would love to stay but I can’t,” said Sawyer. “I’m already about a month behind (back at the shop). There’s a guy here I’ve been teaching that will do fine, and with some remote tuning over the net. All in all not bad for two weeks on a new combo. Mishari is a tough dude to beat and we were in his sandbox.”

Streetbike

al-Misfer may have lost the Super Streetbike final, but he nailed a light on MRB’s Mohammed Bourashid (winner of Round 4) for the Streetbike win

Abdullan Al Soori (near lane) pops the wheels on his way to the Outlaw 10.5 win

Super Street 8

Steve Jackson took the Super Street 8 win in this ’92 ‘Stang

Super Street 6

Mohammed Haji won another Super Street 6 race in this sweet GTR

Schweigert, Alturki lead QRC qualifying

Replay of Round 5 qualifying in Qatar

Super Streetbike qualifying after 3 rounds, with Mishari Alturki running a 4.37 and the DME bike running a 4.40. “We have had the front half to do a .37 but not the back,” said DME tuner Andy Sawyer. “And we have had the back half to go a .37 with out the front. Just gotta put it all together. 1/8 mile racing is though.” Indeed, it’s a shame to see these thoroughbreds cut cut short the eighth mile. “Tell me about it,” said Sawyer. “Makes me sick.” Damned ADRL….

Pro Bike qualifying after 3 rounds….in case you can’t read it, that’s a 4.008 that Terry Schweigert ran for #1 by a large margin

Joe Taranto is already patting DME tuner Andy Sawyer on the back as Sawyer squints to read the scoreboard

And this is what he saw—the bike is in the hunt for the world record

Here’s the incrementals. “Still some first gear spinning, but then that bitch gets busy,” said Sawyer, who must get back State-side before next week’s Round 6. “Got a new tire on there for tomorrow (today’s qualifying) and should be all good.”

The bike ran a .48 at 176 on Tuesday. “We are getting closer with the setup,” Sawyer said then.

Terry Schweigert’s scoreboard show’s his personal best

Mohammed Al-Darwish is dialed in with a 4.06 on the Scott Gray tuned bike